ProShares Launches Two Additional Short ETFs in Energy and Financial Sectors
June 12 2008 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
With oil prices near records and the financial sector roiled by
sub-prime troubles and the threat of recession, many investors have
been looking for ways to benefit from � or protect against �
volatility in these sectors. The rapid growth of two ProShares
offering short, leveraged exposure to these sectors underscores
this investor interest: UltraShort Oil & Gas ProShares has
attracted $2.3 billion in net flows year to date and UltraShort
Financials ProShares has attracted $1 billion. To provide investors
more choices in these volatile sectors, ProShares today introduced
two new ETFs for investors who want short exposure without the
magnification of leverage: Short Oil & Gas ProShares and Short
Financials ProShares. Both are designed to go up when stock indexes
on the sectors go down (and down when the indexes go up).
ProShares, which manages 99% of the country�s short and leveraged
ETF assets1, now offers 26 sector ETFs, including this line-up of
six covering the energy and financial sectors: ProShares � Dow
Jones U.S. Sector Index � Daily Objective* � Ticker Short Oil &
Gas ProShares � Oil & Gas � 100% of the inverse � DDG
UltraShort Oil & Gas ProShares Oil & Gas 200% of the
inverse DUG Ultra Oil & Gas ProShares Oil & Gas 200% DIG
Short Financials ProShares Financials 100% of the inverse SEF
UltraShort Financials ProShares Financials 200% of the inverse SKF
Ultra Financials ProShares Financials 200% UYG * Before fees and
expenses. The two ProShares that offer leveraged, short exposure to
these sectors have been among the firm�s most popular ETFs.
UltraShort Oil & Gas ProShares has traded more than 44 million
shares in a day2 and UltraShort Financials has traded 22 million
shares in a day3. Both ProShares exceed $2 billion in assets under
management. About ProShares and ProFunds Group Overall, ProShares
is the nation's fifth-largest provider of ETFs and the #1 ETF
company in the U.S. in net flows through the end of April4. The new
additions, which will trade on the American Stock Exchange�, bring
the firm�s total ETF offerings to 64. ProShares is part of the $26
billion ProFunds Group, which also includes more than 115 ProFunds
mutual funds. Since 1997, ProFunds has provided mutual fund
investors with easier access to sophisticated investment
strategies, with offerings that include mutual funds that seek to
magnify daily index performance and funds that seek to increase in
value when markets decline. ProFunds Group describes the portfolio
managers common to ProFund Advisors LLC, advisor to ProFunds mutual
funds, and ProShare Advisors LLC, advisor to ProShares ETFs.
JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services provides a full range of ETF
services to ProShares including fund accounting and administration,
transfer agency and custody. All investing involves risk, including
the possible loss of principal. Short ProShares should lose value
when their market indexes rise; and they entail certain risks,
including, in some or all cases, aggressive investment techniques,
inverse correlation and market price variance risks, all of which
can increase volatility and decrease performance. ProShares are not
diversified investments. Narrowly focused investments, including
sector ETFs, typically exhibit higher volatility. ProShares are
designed to meet daily objectives; results over longer periods may
differ. There is no guarantee that any ProShares ETF will achieve
its investment objective. Carefully consider the investment
objectives, risks, charges and expenses of ProShares and ProFunds
before investing. This and other information can be found in their
prospectuses. Read the prospectus(es) carefully before investing.
For a ProShares ETF prospectus, visit www.proshares.com and seek
advice from your financial adviser or broker/dealer representative.
Financial professionals can also call 866-PRO-5125. For a ProFunds
mutual funds prospectus, call 888-PRO-FNDS (individual investors)
or 888-PRO-5717 (financial professionals) or visit
www.profunds.com. Read the prospectus(es) carefully before
investing. ProFunds Distributors, Inc. is distributor for ProFunds
mutual funds. ProShares ETFs are distributed by SEI Investments
Distribution Co, which is not affiliated with any ProFunds Group
affiliate. �Dow Jones U.S. Sector Indexes� are service marks of Dow
Jones & Company, Inc. and have been licensed for use by
ProShares. ProShares have not been passed on by this company as to
their legality or suitability. ProShares are not sponsored,
endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones, and it makes no
representation regarding the advisability of investing in these
products. THESE ENTITIES AND THEIR AFFILIATES MAKE NO WARRANTIES
AND BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO PROSHARES. 2008-2391 1 Based
on a comparison of average daily short and leveraged ETF assets for
May 2008 for ProShares and Rydex. Source: Bloomberg. 2 Based on
Bloomberg data, assets for ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas were
$2.3 billion for 5/30/2008 and trading volume reached a high of
over 44 million shares on 5/21/2008. 3 Based on Bloomberg data,
assets for ProShares UltraShort Financials were $2.2 billion for
5/30/2008 and trading volume reached a high of over 22 million
shares on 3/17/2008. 4 Source: American Stock Exchange YTD net
flows through 4/30/2008.
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